GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Six people detained over the gang rape of six Spanish women in Acapulco in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero have confessed to the sexual assaults, CNN Mexico reported Wednesday.

Mexico Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam announced the confessions at a news conference also attended by Guerrero State Governor Angel Aguirre, El Universal reported.

Aguirre was quoted by Milenio as saying authorities had no intention of arresting “scapegoats” or “innocent people “ over the brutal attack earlier this month in one of Mexico’s most famous tourist destinations.

“We are acting responsibly and efficiently and effectively to clear this bitter chapter in the history of our tourist port of Acapulco," Aguirre said.